;doc: update command help

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- or value of balance changes (-V) - or value of balance changes (-V)
- or change of balance values (--valuechange) - or change of balance values (--valuechange)
- or unrealised capital gain/loss (--gain) - or unrealised capital gain/loss (--gain)
- or postings count (--count)
..in.. ..in..
@ -391,8 +392,8 @@ Balance report types
The balance command is quite flexible; here is the full detail on how to The balance command is quite flexible; here is the full detail on how to
control what it reports. If the following seems complicated, don't control what it reports. If the following seems complicated, don't
worry - this is for advanced reporting, and it does typically take some worry - this is for advanced reporting, and it does take time and
time and experimentation to get clear on all these report modes. experimentation to get familiar with all the report modes.
There are three important option groups: There are three important option groups:
@ -410,6 +411,7 @@ The basic calculation to perform for each table cell. It is one of:
fluctuations) fluctuations)
- --gain : show the unrealised capital gain/loss, (the current valued - --gain : show the unrealised capital gain/loss, (the current valued
balance minus each amount's original cost) balance minus each amount's original cost)
- --count : show the count of postings
Accumulation type Accumulation type
@ -546,20 +548,18 @@ Budget performance in 2017/11/01-2017/12/31:
----------------------++---------------------------------------------------- ----------------------++----------------------------------------------------
|| 0 [ 0] 0 [ 0] || 0 [ 0] 0 [ 0]
This is different from a normal balance report in several ways: This is different from a normal balance report in several ways.
Currently:
- Only accounts with budget goals during the report period are shown, - Accounts with budget goals during the report period, and their
by default. parents, are shown.
- Their subaccounts are not shown (regardless of the depth setting).
- In each column, in square brackets after the actual amount, budget - Accounts without budget goals, if any, are aggregated and shown as
goal amounts are shown, and the actual/goal percentage. (Note: "<unbudgeted>".
budget goals should be in the same commodity as the actual amount.) - Amounts are always inclusive (subaccount-including), even in list
mode.
- All parent accounts are always shown, even in list mode. Eg assets, - After each actual amount, the corresponding goal amount and
assets:bank, and expenses above. percentage of goal reached are also shown, in square brackets.
- Amounts always include all subaccounts, budgeted or unbudgeted, even
in list mode.
This means that the numbers displayed will not always add up! Eg above, This means that the numbers displayed will not always add up! Eg above,
the expenses actual amount includes the gifts and supplies transactions, the expenses actual amount includes the gifts and supplies transactions,